attraction

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, [əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n], [əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n] Rhymes: -ækʃən === Noun === attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions) The tendency to attract. Synonym: pull Antonym: repellency The state of being attractive. Synonyms: charisma, charm, pull Antonyms: creepiness, repulsiveness (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents. Synonym: feature Antonym: blight (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king. (uncountable) The feeling of being attracted (to something), that is, being drawn toward it; a desire to be near or involved (in something). Antonyms: repellency, repulsion (in particular, countable or uncountable) Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a usually specified individual, kind of person, etc). Synonym: desire (linguistics) An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject. ==== Antonyms ==== repulsion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== orientation === Further reading === Attraction (grammar) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === tractation == French == === Etymology === From Old French attraction, from Latin attractiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.tʁak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === attraction f (plural attractions) attraction (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== parc d'attractions ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: attractie→ Indonesian: atraksi → Hungarian: attrakció → Romanian: atracție === Further reading === “attraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012